Why The Heck Can't I Rent PC Games?

   Why the heck can't I go to the store and rent PC games?  I rent console 
games 99% of the time before buying them because there's nothing worse than
getting caught up in the hype and buying a game I don't like.  But with PC 
games, there are no rentals.  I either have to take a chance and risk 
wasting my money, or (as is the case more often) I just don't buy a game 
that might be awesome.  Either way it's a shame.  I can understand the 
concern that people would just pirate the PC games, but maybe rentals could
be limited to games which require the CD to run.  And really, the sad truth
of the matter is that people who want to pirate games are probably going to
find a way to pirate them anyway.  The amount of PC games I buy, and 
perhaps the overall business of PC games, would skyrocket if only we could 
all try before we buy.

Feedback on this issue is welcome. Just e-mail me at ivan@mastergamer.com
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